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ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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Siððan sió sace gesémed sió after the suit is settled, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 39. Hí gesémede beón ne mihtan they could not be reconciled, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 1: Homl. Th. ii. 338, 1

Linked entry: séman

swǽfan

(v.)
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All these verbs denote movement, a meaning which does not seem to suit swǽfan in the passage where it occurs. (?)

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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Sume hí tó wulfum wurdon ... hió þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Ðeótende swá swá wolf, Homl. Th. i. 374, 9. Hwílum swá swá þeótende wulf, hwílum swá beorcende fox, Shrn. 141, 12. of other sounds Þeótende murmurans, Germ. 399. 417.

wánian

(v.)
Grammar
wánian, p. ode
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Hé him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause Hé him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt hé to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4

weorold-wela

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wela, an; m.
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Sume mægon habban ælles woruldwelan genóg huic census exuberat, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 30, 30. Hé wilnaþ hwæthweg ðises woruldwelan, 26, 2 ; Fox 94, 3. Hí geleáfan ceósaþ ofer woruldwelan, Exon. Th. 230, 30 ; Ph. 480.

bisceop-hád

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His sunu on biscepháde (sacerdotem), Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 31. Tó bisscepháde teón, Past. 61, 6. Hé féng tó his sweorde æfter his biscupháde, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 28. Hé þon bisceopháde onféng in Turnan, ... and hé his bisceophád gedéfelíce geheóld, Bl.

earg

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Þonan ðe hí teohhiaþ ꝥ hí scylan eádigran weorþan, ꝥ hí weorþan ðonan earmran and eargran, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 27. vicious, profligate, prodigal. v. earg-ness, -scipe Geddung from ðǽm argæ sune parabola de luxurioso filio, Lk. p. 8, 18

fore

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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Such forms for the most part are not cited. The Latin ob is also rendered by fore e.g. foregeðístrat obcecatum, Mk. L. 6, 5 2: foragémnis observatio, Lk. L. 17, 20: foresuíge obmutesce, 4, 35

ge-bisnung

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Ic sylf beó andsǽte þurh swylce gebysnunge (by setting such an example), Hml. S. 25, 98. Hé sceal Críste folgian be Crístes gebysnungum. Hml. A. 18, 109.

georn-ness

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. ¶ of geornnesse on purpose :-- Gif hwá of geornnesse and gewealdes ofsleá his þone néhstan si quis per industriam occiderit proximum suum, Ll.

Linked entries: girn-ness geornes

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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þone anweald þe mé befæst wæs, Bt. 17; F. 58, 27. in a way that shews honour or respect pxs bisceopes ban . . . swá swá hit wel swá árwyrðum bisceope gerás, gerisenlice gehealdene wǽron ossn eius . iuxta uenerationem tanto pontifice dignam condita sunt

ge-þæf

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the Latin is : Infirmitatem suam quotidie quanta consideratione cognoscat), Past. 23, 22. construction uncertain And geþæf and hé bið on gewunan . . . geþeef is ꝥ ꝥ ꝥ hé gemét et contentus fuerit consuetudine loci quam invenerit. . . contentus est quod

rówan

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Sume scypmen reówan on þǽre tyreniscan sǽ, Hml. S. 31, 1135. Hí hreówan (reówon, v. l. ) tó Grantanceastre, 20, 78. ' Swá se hrefen þurh þá fennas upp áflígeð, swá þú him æfter rów'. . . Hé tó scipe eóde . . . Mid þý hé þurh þá fenland reów, Guth.

wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
wæterian, p. ode

To water, supply with water,give drink to living creaturesto water plantsto irrigate

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Sumu treówu hé watrode, Past. 40;Swt. 293, 4. to water land, to irrigate Hé land wæteraþ arua rigat, Scint. 118, 14. Ða feówer eán ealne ðisne embhwyrft wæteriaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 177.

Linked entry: wætrian

brégan

(v.)
Grammar
brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror

fear, terrorTo give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonishterrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Sume wíf us brégdon some women astonished us, Lk. Bos. 24, 22

hátheort-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hátheort-nes, -ness, e; f.

Wrath, anger, fury, rage, fervour, zeal

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Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðisse worlde ... hátheortnys ... hæ sunt vanitates hujus mundi ... furor ..., L. Ecg. P. i. 8; Th. ii. 174, 33.

hea-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hea-líce, adv.

Highly, on high, excellently

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Ðus heálíce in such a high degree, 123, 2. Ðonne fremaþ hit heálíce it will do very great good, Herb. 4, 2; Lchdm. i. 90, 7. Hé wolde ðæt his lof ðé heálícor weóxe he desired that his praise should grow the greater, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30.

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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Ðonne is betere ðæt hié mid ryhtre race weorðen oferreahte and mid ðære race gebundene and ofersuíðde prodest, ut in suis allegationibus victi jaceant, Past. 30; Swt. 205, 3.

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To moveremoveexciteagitateamovereagitare

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Mægna ða ðe sint in heofnum gestyred bíþon virtutes quæ sunt in cælis movebuntur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 25. Forhuon arogie gestyred quid turbamini, 5, 39: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 6: Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 27.

tínan

(v.)
Grammar
tínan, p. de

To vex, annoy,irritate,provoke

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Ðá ðá se án (sunu) ðé týnde (cf. tirigde, l. 9), Homl. Th. ii. 30, 12. Hí yrsodon ł týndon Moyses irritaverunt Moysen, Ps. Spl. 105, 16, 8: Blickl. Gl.: Cd. Th. 153, 24; Gen. 2543.

Linked entries: teónian týnan tínend